Step 10: Strike a Pose!

I wanted to make myself into a functional zombie. I didn't want to do the overly dramatic, not the green face, and not the raccoon. I wanted to make a real, damned zombie! So here I am, zombified! You will see, the trick in my zombie design, is to keep it neutral. Go with your own skin tones and just add some ROT. It's easy, but time-consuming if you're a perfectionist.

** All the steps are in front of my DIY Green Screen because I was making this for some fun videos of me just acting like a dead weirdo. **

And here I am, in the Dead Rising 2 Commercial for Off the Record : Uranus Zone :D (As an Office Zombie/Corporate Zombie) And a background story: Here, at Fiverr.

Step 2: Prep your Face!

Think about what wounds you want, or if you just want nasty-looking skin all over. Use moisturizer and make sure that your face isn't dry before latex application. Pop in your contacts to make sure that you don't get any bad stuff in your eyes. (it's said that you need to put them in before applying makeup..although, with this look, it makes it more difficult, haha)

If you start applying the latex with a brush, kiss it goodbye because the latex will dry in the bristles. I started with a brush, but then continued with my fingers. It was easier that way!

I used this last night to make up my twins and they loved the outcome. I think it came out pretty good for a first try too. We didn't have the cash for the contacts (which would have really made it look good) but overall it looks awesome.

awesome! :D well, it takes me about 1-2 hours because i take my time and i do a lot of tweaking. for the commercial, i wanted to kinda hurry so i think it took me less than an hour. so it depends on your timing :D i wanna see when you're done! :D

I would seriously advise against putting in contacts while putting on the latex. The contacts will not help protect your eyes at all, they actually make it worse by preventing you from easily flushing your eyes if you get any nasty chemicals like ammonia in them. Your eyes are some of the most vulnerable parts of your body, please protect them well!

yep.... my chem teacher last year told us that anyone with contacts needs to be extra careful to wear their goggles, because the offending chemicals can get stuck underneath the contacts and the eyewash won't do a darned thing.

You could have used more foundation, but the latex without it CAN be effective. Just remember, zombie skin doesn't get any blood flow any more, so it may be discolored any color due to "rot."Looks great, though!!!!!!

If you take some of the eye shadow and go into the some of the creases on the 'wounds' prior to the blood smearing, you'll get some depth on the injury. Another technique would be to use a dark red or black makeup under the tissue/latex so when you pull away some of the tissues, you'll have depth. (Oh, and cotton swabs are great for applying latex for this style of construction.)

i wouldn't DRIVE in them, but you can walk around just fine. i couldn't see details though. :( lol. just, who ppl are, their expressions if they were close, etc. it's like having clouds on your eyeballs. or fog. :)

awesome ! I love working with tissue paper and paper towels, regardless of wiether I use watered down white glue, acrylic or latex paint, it blends in and adds strength. My son in law is working on a mask for this years Haunted House and he used oatmeal with latex for a scabby look (mix the oatmeal and liquid latex then apply with a wooden art stick) Thanks for another gruesome idea !